Client Testimonials

"My name is Brenda Buck and I’ve been working with Danielle since April 9, 2009 after meeting during the Women in Longview Day. At the time of our meeting I had a resistant skin rash over a large part of my body and felt my health was deteriorating for quite some time. It was gradual, but over the prior 2-3 years I noticed cuts and bruises would not heal, my joints were aching, I was constantly tired, my blood pressure was soaring, and headaches everyday were becoming the norm. I was with a physician for over 6 months trying to lower my blood pressure and investigate the resistant skin rash. So, by the time I met Danielle I knew things had to change in my life. I just didn’t know how much change was in store! I was in a bit of denial and quite skeptical when we began, but really felt I had nothing to lose. Even though I was detached emotionally for the first few weeks, I was dedicated to the program. She helped me understand the role of food in my everyday nutritional needs. We quickly focused on trouble areas and worked toward making life changes. Easy? Good grief, NO! This was incredibly difficult for me, but I felt Danielle’s encouragement every step. She taught me about whole foods, new meal choices, cooking skills, and life long eating habits among so many other things. I’m happy to say I feel wonderful after only 4 months. It’s amazing! I’m no longer a skeptic, but a full believer. My skin has already healed. My joints no longer hurt. Bruises and cuts heal so fast. My blood pressure has dramatically decreased and stabilized, without medication. I’m not fatigued…and for me this was big. Some wonderful “side affects” are no more food cravings and I feel completely satisfied after eating. I know my nutritional journey is not finished, but I’m so excited about the difference already. Honestly, I didn’t know how bad I felt until now feeling so good! This journey with Danielle is not for the faint of heart, but it’s for those who want to live and not just survive his or her life. Definitely…it’s for those who want to TRULY LIVE! I feel wonderful for the first time in many years. Best wishes on your own journey.”

— Brenda Buck, Longview, TX

"I have been working with Danielle since May 22, 2009. I was first introduced to her website by a friend a month before, but did not think much of it at that time. I was already starting to move into some frequent episodic inflammation due to my arthritis and had already started to investigate healing food sites; Artemis in the City being one. I did not really understand how to put what I was reading together into a menu or start the process until I went to hear Danielle talk at Vitamin’s Plus one Saturday afternoon. She basically confirmed what I was already beginning to gain some awareness about, and that the food I have been eating was very unhealthy, lacked nutrition, and was probably acerbating the inflammation, because I was not providing the nutrients my body requires. I filled out a history and had my first session on May 22, 2009. I knew going in I was going to have to make some drastic changes to improve my health. I thought I can either let the food continue to hurt me or I can let the food heal me. Danielle spent about 2 hours with me going over my health history and current situation, as it was pain providing the incentive to act, and prescription medication only slows the pain but does not cure the pain. I wanted to go for cure. I remember that day vividly. But what most impressed me was that she looked at me intently and said, 'I really want to help you.' I have been working with Danielle for over 2 months now and have tried to follow her direction in a way that I have not done before. I have lost over 35 lbs, and that was not the initial goal when we began working together. I don’t have to count calories or weigh anything. I just have to follow directions and eat healthy. One of our sessions together was learning about the different foods in the health store and reading labels. I am eating real food, nothing processed or chemically treated, and my body can tell the difference. It is outstanding! Another of our sessions was over two hours of learning to use my juicer, but always in our sessions there is guidance and education. I am going to continue to work with Danielle because I have achieved a level of comfort and success working with Danielle that I have not achieved in the past and I feel very hopeful for the first time in my life.”

— Margaret Cunzalo, Longview, TX

"I've really enjoyed working with Danielle. She has the perfect mix of warmth and directness. She was genuinely concerned about me and my health and spent a great deal of time researching and preparing for me and my sessions. She challenged me to make changes I wasn't completely comfortable with. But she assured me that I could do it and she would be there to support me. I made radical changes in my eating lifestyle that I never knew I could. Those changes have become a part of me. On the outside, I lost 15+ pounds and have clearer skin and healthier hair. The real changes are on the inside. I've become better friends with my body. I no longer abuse it as I had become accustomed to, not just with what I ate but in how I felt about it. I feel stronger, an empowerment. The food doesn't have power over me, but I don't have power over it either. It is fuel for me, nutrition for me, health for me. We are friends. I have a respect for healthy food and have learned that my body is worth healthy food. Before working with Danielle, I never would have expected that I could have such an incredible paradigm shift in regards to food and my health.”

— Jamie English, Longview, TX

"Danielle's knowledge base is surpassed only by the dedication she exhibits. She is now permanently a part of my consciousness. I hear her voice, sometimes gently prodding and sometimes forcefully insisting, with every food choice I make. Since working with Danielle, I have drastically and permanently changed my eating habits. As a result, my migraines and GI symptoms are noticeably less frequent and shorter in duration. The days of feeling a general sense of "yick" have reduced as well. A side benefit that cannot be measured as easily, is the role modeling that I am now doing for my daughter. No doubt, the education I have received will strengthen her life as well."

— Susan Lesser, New Haven, CT

"After I came down with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and some autoimmune illnesses, I was told by rheumatologists that my only options were prednisone (with
what side effects!) and plaquinil (which could ruin my peripheral vision). That was ten years ago, when I could barely walk. Danielle Heard gave me hope that through nutrition and alternative therapies, I could improve without dangerous pharmaceuticals, and she showed me several pathways that I had been unaware of. A year or two later, my husband and I were taking ballroom dance classes. I will always be grateful to her for her
invaluable counseling!”

— Donna Berliner, Ph.D., Dallas, TX

“I have been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) since I was a freshman in college in 1997. Over the past twelve years I have been in and out of the hospital even though I was taking all of the prescribed medication. During this same time frame, I have become aware of certain foods that consistently cause my condition to worsen. Each year that goes by usually adds a few more foods to the avoid list, but still have not managed to completely control my disease. After meeting with Danielle, I was impressed that she could identify almost every food I should avoid that it has taken me over twelve years to discover.

While I have been able to identify foods that cause my condition to worsen, I have been less successful at finding foods that are beneficial. Because of the fact that she had been able to accurately single out what foods I should avoid, I trusted that the foods she recommended to be beneficial would indeed be helpful. I have added these foods into my regular diet, and have been feeling great. I have also noticed an increase in energy at the office. My job is very demanding (process engineer) and it is important for me to be able to work very long hours when necessary.”

— Michael Matlock, Oklahoma City, OK

“I was experiencing a lot of fatigue, some pain and generally not feeling well. I had tried changing my diet on my own, but came to the conclusion that I really needed some professional guidance. I know Danielle from graduate school so I contacted her for advice. She helped me analyze my current diet and we immediately made some changes. Through her advice, coaching, guidance and demonstrations (she showed me how to juice and took me shopping at a health food store), I was able to make some immediate changes in my diet and began to feel better almost immediately. She also spent a lot of time teaching me the theory of food. That is, how the food you eat has a direct impact on your emotional and mental well being. I learned a lot from Danielle and will continue to seek out her advice.”

— Mitch Kent, New York City, NY and Philadelphia, PA

"Danielle customized a program just for me with my health goals in mind with lots of information, recipes and a specific plan to follow. She introduced me to new foods and new ways to cook and juice. She educated me about food choices, supplements and looking differently at how food affects me. Danielle has helped me with implementing the changes I wanted to make in my life. Thank you Danielle!"

— Client C., Longview, TX

“I have been treated for years for symptoms of fibromyalgia without me knowing neither what the real problem was nor what treatment would really help. After deciding on my own to take better care of my body, I found that there could be great benefit in eating healthy. I lost some weight – about 20kg (44.092 pounds) and already saw some improvement. I then read about fibromyalgia on Danielle’s site and since this condition was unknown to me, but I seemed to have all the symptoms, I decided to email her. She replied and arranged a Skype consultation for me to Cape Town, South Africa.

The amount of information that was shared was overwhelming. I simply never found it packaged like that. I was ready to start immediately applying Danielle’s instructions to both me and my 9-year-old son. Some of the effects will probably show over time, but there was an immediate improvement in the way I felt and an improvement in my son’s concentration (one of the issues Danielle advised on). In fact he scored 4 average this quarter – that is the highest one can score (grades are averaged out from 1 to 4 with 1 the lowest and 4 the highest.) He came up from a 3 average, where the class average was 2. This in a school with a very high standard.

I currently live a very active life, something that was not possible a while ago. I never imagined that I could feel younger at 42 than I felt at 30 by simply eating the right food.”

— Pieter Loftus, Cape Town, South Africa

“I am 66, reasonably fit and have no chronic health problems. But in the last 10 years, I have gained 20 pounds and, even with medication, my blood pressure is occasionally dangerously unstable.

I know Danielle Heard and have eaten delicious foods she prepared. It seemed reasonable to add nutritional advice to my efforts to keep my blood pressure under control. We met and she advised me of simple and easy ways to change some of the foods that I eat and thus better control my blood pressure. Better nutrition along with blood pressure medications and regular physical exercise were perhaps the solution.

In the two weeks since that meeting I have implemented Danielle’s suggestions. My blood pressure is stable AND I have lost four pounds. Thank you Danielle!”

— Marolen Mullinax, Longview, TX

“I would like to recommend Danielle Heard (Artemis) for the position of private chef. She has worked for me from January through May assisting our chef and at times cooking independently from him. Danielle came to us in training under our chef, Richard LaMarita. Danielle assisted in all areas of meal preparation. She is particularly good with timing of meal service. At the last minute our chef had a funeral to go to and I had 25, twelve year olds for my daughter's birthday which happened to be a cooking party. She organized three groups of eight making sushi, pizza, cakes and baking cookies. She also did our Passover Seder and researched recipes. Her potato pancakes are the best I have ever had. Danielle has a great disposition and is meticulously organized. She gives 100 percent to everything she does. I highly recommend her for a chef's position as long as I can borrow her when our chef is on vacation. Only kidding!”

— Lisa Engel, New York City, NY

“After discussing my ailment with a friend, she suggested the counseling of Danielle Heard. Let me just say that this was one of the best suggestions that I could have ever received! After speaking with Danielle for just a few minutes I knew things were going to be great. Her care and compassion for me as an individual made me feel great and sparked my interest in learning more about what could be done for me. I honestly felt like I could have talked to her for days. Having now been educated by her fine expertise in alternative health and nutrition practices, I am now certain that this is the way our bodies were constructed to live, and I will continue my guidance under her as a life long client.”

— David Muzzy, Atlanta, GA

“Danielle and I have been close friends for almost a decade. She is honest and true.
She is also absolutely reliable and dedicated. Her love and respect for holistic nutrition is more than inspiring. It is her way of life and her passion; and it is her purpose to bring this to others so that they also may have joy in caring for and honoring their bodies and lives. I have had much trouble over the years with my digestion and Danielle has been on target every time. I no longer have near the disturbance I once had, thanks to changing several things per her guidance. I am in the process now of getting back to the goodness and wholeness of organics and natural foods, and Danielle's suggestions to me have been a treasure, and I trust her implicitly. I cannot think of a better way for her to minister: healing through care, compassion, and perfect nutrition.”

— Julia Smith, Seattle, WA

“When I was 13 years of age, my older sister, Danielle, discovered the healing properties of food. As she struggled with her health, asking questions of the traditional medical community and finding no answers, I watched her transform her life with the vital nutrients that her body had so desperately craved. Little did I know, her journey would become my journey nine years later. When I was 22, I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus.
I knew immediately that the allopathic model of medicine was not a path I was willing to try. I did not want to be a slave to various pills and potions. Instead, I remembered how my sister used nutrition to gain her life back, and I was prepared to do the same. Four years later, after radical changes in my nutritional lifestyle and a strict regimen of chiropractic care, my autoimmune disease is in complete remission. I truly believe Danielle has a gift to offer the world. She is thoughtful, generous, kind-hearted, and passionate about health. Whatever your needs may be, she will listen to you, offer assistance, and will be your strongest ally in your own journey into health.”

— Hailey Heard, Atlanta, GA